Restore the One

James 5 contd:

 ^…and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

Prior to this verse we are told to seek prayer if we are sick, to pray, and to sing praises. And here we see that it is a prayer full of faith that will create results.

It’s interesting here that when we pray, the sick will not only be restored, but if sins have been committed, they will be forgiven.

God cares about our physical bodies when we don’t feel well, and he is a restorative God.  He also cares about the condition of our hearts, because he is a restorative God.

Have you ever praised God for being “restorative?”

It’s a fact that we live in a fallen world, and it too will one day be restored.  But even though we live in this fallen world, God offers us restoration now.  He can restore our bodies and our spirits, so that we can walk in wholeness with him.

This all occurs through prayer.  That’s the vehicle through which God brings answers.

Sometimes I get hung up on why God chooses to heal some and not others, but what I need to do is pray and believe and praise him for restoring everyone, not some.  That’s his goal, to restore each one of us to right standing with him, and he will do whatever is best to make that happen.

Our part is to pray, praise, and obey his word.  And we can be confident that restoration will be ours, completely and wholly.